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knock off (3) Informal
Meaning: to murder somebody
Synonym: kill, bump off (informal), do away with (informal), do in (informal)For example:
- knock sb off Did you hear about the insurance salesman who took out policies on his customers and then knocked them off in order to collect the payouts?
- knock off sb Tony reckons a mafia hitman will knock off anyone who talks to the police.
- be/get knocked off by sb The police said the girl was probably knocked off by the guy she was with when she left the bar.
Quick Quiz:
After Bob had knocked off his wife, he
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